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Thursday, 10 May 2012

Swim, Bike and Run in ‘The Century Tuna Triathlon 5i50 Series’ in the Philippines.

Triathlon is the fastest growing sport in the world, especially so in
the Philippines.The
inaugural Century Tuna 5i50 Triathlon Series will be held on June 24,
2012 at Subic
Bay, Philippines. Here the world will see hospitality, ingenuity, and
beautiful sceneries. No doubt participants, visitors, families and
friends will not only say “it’s more fun in the Philippines” but also
proclaim “it’s more fun to swim, bike, run in the Philippines.”

Other Triathlons in the Philippines have been very popular. For Example, the Cobra Energy Drink Ironman 70.3
Philippines in Cebu filled up registration seven whole months before the
August 5, 2012 race day. Word has gone around the multi-sport world
that the Philippines throws a great show.

The Olympic-distance Century Tuna 5i50 race will comprise a 1.5k swim, 40k bike,
and 10k run. It will be held within SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority), a
former U.S. Naval base, one of the two former major military bases of
the United States in the Philippines, the other being Clark Airfield,
which were both reverted back to the home country by the Americans in
the early Nineties. Triathletes who join can say they have swum where
battleships used to be, in majestic Subic Bay surrounded by breathtaking
mountains. These mountains are breathtaking too on the bike leg because
this race will feature some vicious climbs. But true to most run legs
in Philippine Tri-races, the 10k run route will be lined with
spectators, giving that extra needed boost to complete the required 51.5
kilometers total.

The title sponsor is Century Tuna, the leading tuna brand in the
Philippines. Other sponsors are Alaska Milk, Summit Water, Gatorade,
LBC, 2XU, Timex, Prudential Guarantee, and media partners Philippine
Star and Multisport Magazine. The Century Tuna 5i50 Triahtlon Series
Philippines, the first in South East Asia, is staged and organized by
Sunrise Events, Inc., led by two-time Ford Ironman World Championship
finisher Fred Uytengsu.

The Philippines is more than just a fantastic triathlon destination.
It has a rich history, where a majority of past heritage sites centered
around 300 years of Spanish rule. Contemporary lifestyles are
sophisticated and cosmopolitan, where major urban centers have superb
international cuisine, complete shopping experiences, and the night life
is unbeatable. So after the race, and the awesome loot bag, 5i50ers
should try to stay a few more days because is it is safe to say:
Post-race recovery – it is more fun in the Philippines.

For further details, email: secretariat@5150philippines.com or
log on to: www.http://5150philippines.com/

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Fred Uytengsu,: the Chairman of the Century Tuna 5i50 Triathlon Series, has written this letter in support of this Great Triathlon.

Mabuhay! Welcome to the Century Tuna 5i50 Philippines
website. We are very excited to be able to host this event.

After three years of successfully staging the Cobra Energy
Drink Ironman 70.3 Philippines and the Alaska Ironkids Philippines, we
are very pleased that Sunrise Events has been awarded by the World Triathlon
Corporation the rights to stage the 5i50 Series. The 5i50 series is the Olympic
Distance brand of WTC.

Our aim with this event is to encourage even more people to
adopt a healthy lifestyle and embrace multisport training and racing. While we
recognize that people may have an Ironman or Ironman 70.3 event as a “bucket
list” item, we also realize that you need to start somewhere and this event
does exactly that. The distance is still challenging for the novice triathlete
and we hope to encourage many individuals to start with this distance. As more
and more people seek a healthier lifestyle, triathlon is well positioned to
attract many new participants. One way of encouraging this is by offering
relays. I am pleased WTC has agreed to this and we will have several categories
in the relay division. We believe that by offering relays, we will end up
getting full fledged triathletes from this group as these participants will
discover the joy and challenge of completing all three disciplines.

At the same time, seasoned triathletes will enjoy the
standard distance as a way to improve on their speed and add yet another race
to their calendar.

We are also pleased to announce that Subic
Bay has also agreed to be our host venue for 2012 until 2014.
Although Subic Bay has been host to many multi
sport events, we will make it our challenge to make the 5i50 another world
class production.

We are working closely with our partners and sponsors to
ensure you have a comfortable and unique experience that will encourage you to
return year after year and hopefully get you to have your triathlete friends
come as well.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to seeing
you at the finish line.

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